affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy, substantial
(adjective) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; “an affluent banker”; “a speculator flush with cash”; “not merely rich but loaded”; “moneyed aristocrats”; “wealthy corporations”; “a substantial family”
feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent
(noun) a branch that flows into the main stream
affluent
(noun) an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; “the so-called emerging affluents”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
affluent (plural affluents)
Somebody who is wealthy.
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
• See also moneybags
affluent (comparative more affluent, superlative most affluent)
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
• See also wealthy
• indigent
Source: Wiktionary
Af"flu*ent, a. Etym: [Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis, p. pr. See Affluence.]
1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. "Affluent blood." Harvey.
2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches. Language . . . affluent in expression. H. Reed. Loaded and blest with all the affluent store, Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. Prior.
Af"flu*ent, n.
Definition: A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 February 2025
(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
